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19 November 2009
Kathmandu, Nepal – Legendary mountaineer Apa Sherpa and Everest summiteer Dawa Steven Sherpa are embarking on a European Expedition through 10 European cities starting from Prague, through Brno, Bratislava, London, Rome, Geneva, Chamonix, Vienna, Brussels and finally to Copenhagen to raise awareness about impacts of Climate Change in the Himalayas.
In their European journey, they will meet high-profile politicians and celebrities and people in the streets of these European cities delivering the message from Himalayan communities like the Sherpas, who truly exemplify how a small community literally living at the frontiers of Climate Change impacts can refuse to remain a mute spectator to the injustice meted out to them.
The journey which started with Apa Sherpa taking a Climate Change banner to the Everest Summit during his 19th Record ascent six months, will now culminate in the European continent, one of the highest per capita GHG emitting regions of the world. There, Apa and Dawa will reach out to the people in Europe - the future actions of whose will determine the future of hundreds of millions of people who live in the drainage system of the Himalayas.
The European Expedition is part of the Climate for Life Campaign spearheaded by WWF Nepal to raise the profile of the Himalayas in the global climate debate in collaboration with Government of Nepal, its development partners, and a large number of non-profit and private organizations.
Speaking at a press meet organized before the start of the Expedition, WWF Nepal Country Representative, Anil Manandhar said, "During Climate Change debates, Himalayas, the third pole has never got the rightful attention of international community." "Apa and Dawa's European Expedition will be crucial in raising awareness about the impacts of Climate Change in the Himalayas taking the issue to the UN Climate Talks in Copenhagen."
On the occasion, Dawa Steven Sherpa said, "The European Expedition will be like climbing Everest. Starting from the Base Camp in Kathmandu, we will be setting up subsequent camps throughout Europe – all helping us to reach our ultimate goal – the Summit - Copenhagen."
Kathmandu, Nepal – Legendary mountaineer Apa Sherpa and Everest summiteer Dawa Steven Sherpa are embarking on a European Expedition through 10 European cities starting from Prague, through Brno, Bratislava, London, Rome, Geneva, Chamonix, Vienna, Brussels and finally to Copenhagen to raise awareness about impacts of Climate Change in the Himalayas.
In their European journey, they will meet high-profile politicians and celebrities and people in the streets of these European cities delivering the message from Himalayan communities like the Sherpas, who truly exemplify how a small community literally living at the frontiers of Climate Change impacts can refuse to remain a mute spectator to the injustice meted out to them. The journey which started with Apa Sherpa taking a Climate Change banner to the Everest Summit during his 19th Record ascent six months, will now culminate in the European continent, one of the highest per capita GHG emitting regions of the world. There, Apa and Dawa will reach out to the people in Europe - the future actions of whose will determine the future of hundreds of millions of people who live in the drainage system of the Himalayas.
The European Expedition is part of the Climate for Life Campaign spearheaded by WWF Nepal to raise the profile of the Himalayas in the global climate debate in collaboration with Government of Nepal, its development partners, and a large number of non-profit and private organizations.
Speaking at a press meet organized before the start of the Expedition, WWF Nepal Country Representative, Anil Manandhar said, "During Climate Change debates, Himalayas, the third pole has never got the rightful attention of international community." "Apa and Dawa's European Expedition will be crucial in raising awareness about the impacts of Climate Change in the Himalayas taking the issue to the UN Climate Talks in Copenhagen."
On the occasion, Dawa Steven Sherpa said, "The European Expedition will be like climbing Everest. Starting from the Base Camp in Kathmandu, we will be setting up subsequent camps throughout Europe – all helping us to reach our ultimate goal – the Summit - Copenhagen."
